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The 'huge cost' of non-humanoid aliens in Mass Effect

by Andrew Yoon, May 09, 2013 12:30pm PDT

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They may have blue skin or scales, but many of the alien species in Mass Effect are essentially humans with a palette swap. Apparently, BioWare considered having a non-humanoid squadmate join Shepard, but discovered that it would have taken away from the rest of the game.

"All party members needed to use a humanoid skeleton," BioWare's Dusty Everman said. "If we'd ever tried to use a non-humanoid, the cost would have been huge. Instead, we took all the development effort that we could have put towards an odd squad mate and made a larger, more polished game."

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Mass Effect 3 lessons 'will be built into our future games'

by Steve Watts, May 07, 2013 9:30am PDT

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At this time last year, Mass Effect 3 was still overshadowed by the backlash to its ending, with the Extended Cut announced but not yet available. A year removed, BioWare says it has learned some hard lessons from that, and doesn't intend to repeat them in future games.

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Mass Effect 3 Citadel pack trailer

Posted Mar 04, 2013 10:34am PST - 14,625 views

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Head back to the galactic home of interstellar politics in the Mass Effect universe, the Citadel.

Mass Effect 3 screenshots

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Mass Effect 3 pre-order screenshots

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• Mass Effect 3 Citadel pack trailer

  Posted Mar 04, 2013 10:18am PST - 34 downloads

  Related Topics – Mass Effect 3, BioWare, Electronic Arts, Mass Effect Series

  Head back to the galactic home of interstellar politics in the Mass Effect universe, the Citadel.

• Mass Effect 3: Reckoning announcement trailer

  Posted Feb 25, 2013 12:31pm PST - 34 downloads

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  The final piece of multiplayer content for Mass Effect 3 is due to invade your galaxy soon.